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Last session with this sample of 2015 "Nagajuna" tuo #rawpuer once offered through #kuuracorp. Potent Mengku material with very nice Taiwanese storage. This was a "special occasion" tea that didn't disappoint! (at Cammeraygal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPCRsRBO55/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Morning red tea with some #kuuracorp Recombinator. Glad to have reached the end of several busy weeks 😮‍💨 (at Cammeraygal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cplat6rhcJ3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The journey continues: The cake is now at the stage where it's hard to maintain the disc shape, but my tea pick (actually an oyster shucker – an excellent recommendation by @oolongowl) has let me carve off enough for another session without having to compromise its circular purity... for now. (Drinking 2021 "Prismo" #rawpuer by #kuuracorp) (at Cammeraygal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cosyz0xhxnZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Probably the cake from my 2022 #kuuracorp haul that I'm going through the fastest right now is "Subsurface" #rawpuer. I've had many days at work where a single session of this has lasted the whole workday. Aside from the impressive longevity, it has decent bitterness with growing sweetness and good prolonged aftertaste. While not super complex it hits the basics really well, especially considering its price. (at Cammeraygal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CokBd5phwH2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Really enjoyed the #kuuracorp Sydney tasting event at the wonderful @teaangle studio today! We tried four of the higher end raw pu'ers from Kuura's 2022 lineup: "Heresy" (in collaboration with #white2tea), "Glossolalia", "Exotic Other" and "Entheone". I've already posted about my love for "Heresy". "Glossolalia" was similar to past "all-rounder" high end Kuura productions like "Dissolver" and "Prismo". By this point my face had mostly melted off 🫠 so my impressions of the others were hazy. I think this is the first in-person tea event I've attended since the pandemic, and also the first time visiting the new Tea Angle studio since they moved from Enmore to Marrickville. It made me realise how much I've missed meeting old and new tea friends in person! A big thanks to Ayden, Matt and Dawn 🙏 (at Tea Angle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRygv7h3Yb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Found some more time to enjoy another session of 2022 "Heresy", the #white2tea + #kuuracorp raw pu'er collaboration. Often I don't like to make sweeping statements about what I'm drinking due to all the variables and the inherent subjectivity of taste, but this is right up there with some of the best young #rawpuer I've ever had. It really hits hard on the things I like. Thick, plummy, resinous, extremely low bitterness, enduring, sweet, strong relaxing energy. Perhaps the only flaw I can find is some astringency when pushed. Whilst already sold out at #white2tea it still seems to be available at #kuuracorp. I'm strongly considering buying more before it runs out 🤔 (at Cammeraygal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn5zNHMhJr9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Drinking some of the last of my 2020 "Dissolver" raw pu'er from #kuuracorp while pondering why Australia is the only country in the world where our national day celebrates the *start* of British colonisation 🤔 It's just not right. #alwayswasalwayswillbe #invasionday #survivalday This is beautiful artwork by @sarritaking_artist – be sure to check out her other stuff! (at Cammeraygal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn3Dx53Bs6-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Breaking up the last of this "Kuura Cola" (2020) #ripepuer from #kuuracorp into a tin as I ponder what to do for the next few weeks while I wait for my sense of taste and smell to return (due to catching #covid_19). It's quite surreal to experience tea without these senses. Other aspects become more pronounced, like mouthfeel/texture, heat, energy. It's still a huge loss – like only being able to see in black and white. (at Cammeraygal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmvSMNRBGpI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=